The Layers Of A Typical RainforestForests are home to a variety of plants and animals. Several trees, shrubs, mosses, and mushrooms, birds and mammals, spiders, frogs, and snakes grow and live in forests. Human beings, too, depend on forests for a variet…

Conservation Of WaterIndia is still not in the ‘water stressed’ category but the day is not far when we will be facing a water crisis. We need to think of various ways to strictly avoid wastage. Since only a small percentage of water on our planet is us…

Natural Distribution Of Water In IndiaWater availability in India depends greatly on the seasonal monsoons. The monsoons bring heavy rain over most of the country between June and October. Only Tamil Nadu is the exception and receives over half of its r…

What are the Different Sources of WaterPrecipitation in the form of rain or snow provides fresh water to our planet Earth. Most of the fresh water returns to the oceans through rivers flowing across the globe. A small portion of it is absorbed by the soi…

Water Scarcity and Its Main CausesScarcity of water is defined as a situation where there is insufficient water to satisfy normal requirements. Though water is a renewable resource, we humans are using it at a faster rate than it is being replenished. Th…

What Are The Different Uses Of WaterThe uses of water can be broadly divided into agricultural, domestic, and industrial uses. The major portion of water in India is used in agriculture, as India is mainly an agricultural country. Besides being essential…

What are the Physical Resources and Explain the Role of AirThe materials present in natural environment & useful to living organism are called natural resources.Natural Resources can be classified into two groups. Physical resources : E.g, Air, water…

What are Natural Resources Natural resources Natural resources are nonliving and living components of nature which are being used or have the potential of being used by human beings for meeting their requirements of food, fodder, shelter, clothing, artic…

Different Forms Of Water On EarthWater is a natural resource that is vital to the presence of life on Earth. Water exists in abundance on our planet Earth. However, only a very small fraction of it is fit for human consumption. Let us first understand t…

Top 10 Uses Of ForestsForests play a major role in our life. Early humans gathered food and were dependent on forests for all their basic needs such as food, clothing, and shelter. We depend on forests for several or various other things directly or ind…